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| 212557282 | Teacher Morris | is cool. | |
| 212557283 | Kitties | are awesome. | |
| 214113294 | Oligarchy | Rule by a small group of people who share similar interests or family relations | |
| 214114686 | Constitutional Monarchy | A political system that has a monarch, but one whose powers are limited by law or by a formal constitution. | |
| 214121612 | Constitutional Republic | A political system whose powers are limited by law or a formal constitution, and chosen by vote amongst at least some sections of the populace. This type of political system that excludes sections of the populace from participation will typically claim to represent all citizens (by defining people without the vote as "non-citizens") | |
| 214123365 | Dictatorship | Rule by an individual who has full power over the country. The term may refer to a system where the leader came to power, and holds it, purely by force-but it also includes systems where the leader first came to power legitimately but then was able to amend the constitution so as to, in effect, gather all power for themselves. | |
| 214266314 | Monarchy | rule by an individual who has inherited the role and expects to bequeath it to their heir | |
| 214266542 | Plutocracy | A political system composed of the wealthy class. Any of forms of political system listed here can also be this type of system. For instance, if all of the voted representatives in a republic are wealthy, then ut us a republic and this type of system. | |
| 214270873 | Theocracy | Rule by a religious elite | |
| 225657540 | Authoritarianism | a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people | |
| 229154269 | Totalitarianism | A political system that regulates nearly every aspect of public and private life. | |
| 229154270 | Democracy | Rule by a government chosen by election where most of the populace are enfranchised. The right to vote is not limited by a person's wealth or race (the main qualification for enfranchisement is usually having reached a certain age). This type of political system is, therefore, one supported by a majority of the populace. |
